# protest vs proves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### protest
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ · frequency rank #3,327*
To make a strong objection.

### proves
*verb · IPA /pɹuːvz/ · frequency rank #6,506*
third-person singular simple present indicative of prove

## Source
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